魍魎

See also: 魍魉

Chinese

elf; sprite sprite; fairy
trad. (魍魎)
simp. (魍魉)
variant forms 罔兩罔两
罔閬罔阆
蛧蜽
蝄蜽
网兩网两

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (4) (37)
Final () (106) (105)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Closed Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/mʉɐŋX/ /lɨɐŋX/
Pan
Wuyun
/mʷiɐŋX/ /liɐŋX/
Shao
Rongfen
/miuɑŋX/ /liɑŋX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/muaŋX/ /lɨaŋX/
Li
Rong
/miuaŋX/ /liaŋX/
Wang
Li
/mĭwaŋX/ /lĭaŋX/
Bernard
Karlgren
/miwaŋX/ /li̯aŋX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
wǎng liǎng
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
No. 12682 8058
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0 0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*maŋʔ/ /*raŋʔ/
Notes

Noun

魍魎

  1. demons and monsters
  2. (literary) light part of a shadow

Derived terms


Japanese

Kanji in this term
もう
Hyōgaiji
りょう
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

魍魎 (hiragana もうりょう, rōmaji mōryō, historical hiragana まうりやう)

  1. demons and monsters, especially those of the sea or rivers

Derived terms

See also

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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